Award-winning vegan caterers, Shambhu’s, are running anexciting cookery class on Saturday 30th May in London. So hurry and grab your place now before it’s too late!(Click on the links below to access detailed information about the classes, and to book your place online)

Young Jainshave arranged for Andre Menache, an exciting guest speaker from the Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA) to talk about ‘The link between animal welfare, human health and saving the environment’ in Colindale, North London.

AIA’s vision is, ‘A peaceful world where people of all faiths, and all those who believe in a compassionate world, work together to treat all animals with respect and compassion.’

Born in Belgium, qualified vet Andre has been an active campaigner for the past 30 years, mainly in South Africa, Israel and the UK. He has held various posts, including that of President of Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible Medicine (UK) and General Manager of the Federation of Animal Protection Societies in Israel. Today he provides scientific support to several grass roots organisations, in addition to his official position as Director of Antidote Europe, based in France.

With the Conservatives returned as a majority government, Britain now faces the prospect of a vote in parliament to repeal The Hunting Act, which was included in the Conservative manifesto.

Although 80% of the public and 70% of Conservative supporters support The Hunting Act, there could now be a majority of MPs in Parliament who would vote for repeal.

AIA will be supporting Blue Foxin fighting against a repeal of the Act and also in fighting against further badger culls, which are cruel and unscientific.

Lorraine Platt, founder of Blue Foxand Blue Badgersaid: ‘We have the same amount of anti hunting Tory MPs as last time but we are deprived of many anti-hunt Labour and Libdem MPs who massively lost their seats. It is paramount that everyone tells their MPs, especially Conservative MPs, to support the ban and say no to repeal. This is vital as we must secure new Tory MPs to support the ban. It would be very helpful if people could write to the new Tory and 8 elected Libdem MPs. There is little time to waste as we suspect a free vote may be offered soon before we can engage support from the new MPs on this issue. We also want MPs to oppose the roll out of the badger cull as it is unscientific and inhumane’.